Posted on 07/08/2013 3:36:09 PM PDT by BlatherNaut
It's an invitation to this particular man, one which he was free to decline.
"If you wish to be perfect: to be perfect is demanded of all Christians; see Mt 5:48. In the case of this man, it involves selling his possessions and giving to the poor; only so can he follow Jesus."
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